Commonly used terms and acronyms

The CHESSN is a unique identifier that is issued by the department for each student who accesses Commonwealth assistance (e.g. FEE‑HELP, VET FEE‑HELP) for their studies.

HEIMS Administration

Opens in a new window: HEIMS Administration is a department application that enables you to allocate a CHESSN to individual students. You can also check their HELP entitlement balance and access output alert notices on students who are nearing or have exceeded their entitlement to HELP assistance.

HEIMS

The Higher Education Information Management System

HEIMS is an electronic information system that stores all higher education and VET FEE‑HELP data reported to the department. HEIMS also enables you to access to a range of information reports on your data.